Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
horrible Accident on the Grand TrunI.
Railway.

On Friday evening of last week. at st.
Thomas, Ont, an eS cursion train from Port
Stanley " the Grand Trunk railway ran
into paAng freight train on the Michigan
Central road at the point where the roads
cross each other The engine struck car
laden with oil, which instantly took fire and
burned with great fierceness, commitment
ing 10 the cars on both trains. Engineer
Donnelly of the excursion train was buried
IN the wreck his fireman jumped and es-
capped with slight injuries The passengers
in the forward car of the excursion train
made frantic efforts to escape, but, notwith-
standing hundreds of brave and willing
hands were Immediately at work 10 assist
IN their rescue, several lost their lives
Nine bodies were taken out, all burned TO "a
crisp. While thousands Of people were
crowding about the burning cars, an oil
tank on the freight train suddenly explod-
ed, throwing hundreds 10 the ground with
great force and scattering fire in all direc-
tons. Four persons have since died of
their injuries, and at least 100 persons were
more or less hurt.
The burning Of the St Anthony elevator
near Minneapolis on Tuesday caused loss
of /, 100, 900 bushels of wheat valued at
SS2j, 600 besides IA loss of $3.50, 600 on the
building and machinery.
X. NJ. Y. Hunter of Virginia, an ex- Unit
ed States Senator and secretary Of state Of
the confederacy, is dead aged IS years.
A Delaware man rolled off his veranda
TO the ground, a distance of 81 inches. to
make fun for the baby, and the third time
he tried it he broke his neck and left baby
fatheress
man living near Riverside, Ark, is re
ported To have whipped his step son, aged
five years, in cruel manner few DAYS
ago and then tied him by the wrists to Il
stake in the hot sun and let him die. The
iend, finding his victim was dead, armed
himself and took u the woods The childs
mother seems Indifferent regarding the af-
fair.
DIR. Samuel |. Tobias, well known in this
country and abroad as "A manufacturer of
patent medicines, died at Long Branch on
Saturday. He had accumulated large
fortune
movement has been inaugurated among
the leading business men of Buffalo to raise
fund Of 500, 900 which will be offered
as a prize for the best invention for utiliz-
ing the water power Of Niagara river. Com
petition will be open to the world
Oxey Cherry, an 1l-years old colored
girl of Barnwell, 5. c., has been convicted
of the murder Of her little white charge
and sentenced to be hanged in September.
The young criminal was hired out by her
parents TO nurse white baby. The work
was distasteful to her and she administered
"A dose of concentrated I've.
Another Mexican town, Bacariac, with a
population of about 1900 inhabitants. has
been nearly destroyed by earthquakes
Harvey, the treasury department forger,
who was arrested two weeks ago has been
sentenced by Judge Montgomery of Wash
Ington to twelve years in the penitentiary
Fire broke out Wednesday morning in
the Standard oil-works at Constable Hook
near Jersey City, ~ j., and DESTROYED
property valued at $3.50, 600
The protracted hot spell was broken at
Pittsburg, Pa, Wednesday night by the
heaviest storm known for many years The
damage to property will reach at least 500
600.
Since the first of January 900 persons
have sought the services of NJ. Pasteur,
having been bitten by dogs supposed 10 be
mad, of these only five died
A negro named John Thomas, on trial at
Union City, Ky, for assaulting white glrl,
was taken from the officers by the crowd,
Saturday, and hanged from IA beam in the
courtroom.
Lightning struck the stove-pipe of the
Baptist church at Mount Olivet near Leba-
non, Tenn, Thursday evening. Every one
of the 10 persons in the church was knock
ed senseless, and one woman was seriously
injured.
Northern capitalists are said to have Just
bought 20, 900 acres of the best timber land
in South Carolina for 81 per acre, and TO be
negotiating for the purchase of 30, 600 acres
more ON the same terms.
The slave trade is again reported very
active on the Red sea,
News from native sources has been re
ceived 10 the effect that battle between
the troops of the Ameer of Afghanistan
and the insurgents recently took place at
Mashaki, south of Guzni, and that the
ameers forces were victorious They are
said 10 have captured 1850 Andars and Tar
axis, and TO have sent the heads of 200 Of
the slain to Cabul, A large force of Jaghu-